Hello everyone, and welcome back to the Huddle. Today we will be discussing the three best baseball treats, since baseball season is now in full effect.
The reason I want to talk about these is because I have already seen too many people eating McDonald’s or Chick-Fil-A at baseball games when there are so many great snacks available.
Starting us off, we have the iconic baseball- fan snack that I think everyone should indulge in, and that is the ballpark frank. Another name for it is the classic American hotdog. It does not get any better than that.
This is a hot dog with ketchup or mustard, or you can get it loaded up Chicago style, or just eat it plain. Either way. I don’t know how, but it makes the game better-- the perfect snap of the hot dog inside the warm bun while you’re watching a group of people play the game that is dubbed America’s past time.
Next is another obvious pick, and it is sunf lower seeds. If you want to feel closer to the action while sitting in the stands, sunf lower seeds are the way to go.
I just went to watch my little cousin’s baseball game recently, and I brought a pack of sunf lower seeds to the game. They were barbecue- f lavored too. If anyone was wondering what is the best f lavor, which barbecue is, I will hear no argument about it.
Anyway, I was chomping on my seeds when my brother started asking me questions about the game and how the kids were playing. I had a handful of seeds in my mouth, so I started breaking it all down from a fundamental standpoint, and put my coach’s cap on, and I felt like a real baseball coach.
I am obviously joking, but the point of that whole anecdote is to say that sunflower seeds are fun and perfect for baseball be its hands-free so you can help catch foul balls that f ly out of the playing area. Also, you look good explaining stuff to people with sunf lower seeds in your mouth, and while it is gross to see other people spit while talking to you, it is vastly better than someone dipping in your face and spitting while talking to you.
Now lastly, the last ballpark snack needed on this list is cotton candy. Now, I know at the high school games it is not available sometimes, but this snack is just so perfect for baseball.
Beautiful spring weather where the sun isn’t angry, like it is in the summer, just yet and it’s like a perfect 76 degrees outside. Then between like the fourth and fifth innings you go and grab that soft, f luffy, sugary treat to remind you what it is like to be young again.
Cotton candy may not be on everyone’s list, but man, something about it makes you just appreciate the beauty of baseball a little bit more. To me, that is good enough to make the list alongside the other two power houses.
